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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29

the other by handsome girl, an expert
horsewoman.
"Shame on you ALL" she cried. Hasn't
there been bloodshed and misery enough
among these mountains for four years, but
you must still keep it up?"
"Wimmen don't know nothin' bout such
things" was a sulky answer.
"Do they nOt?" Her voice rang like @
trumpet. "You know me; you know how
have visited your families, and helped
them. One of my brothers was killed at
Perryville, and the other at Vicksburg.
They were on opposite sides"
These tellers want to pull down the
flag" old Saul put in.
"Then they're wrong" said the girl.
"The war is over; that is our only banner
now. Shake hands, now, and BE- friends"
Miss Chivers is right, her escort said.
81 fought for the lost cause, and was
wounded more than once. But that's
among the bygones. Respect the old flag
81 say" piped up shrill voice, 'lets
have three cheers for Belle Chivers and her
young man, and hopin EN- lots of fun"
The cheers were given with a will The
young Confederate raised his hat. The
lady colored a little, and then quickly said:
"Thank you, my friends. And now
oblige me with three cheers for the Union
and its flag"
The Saul Zophar party uncovered; the
others laughed, hesitated, and finally joined
In the cheers. Miss Chivers and her
young man" smiled, bowed, and rode OF:
Old Saul was in his glory. The anvil
rang out its salutes; hands were
shaken all round, old feuds healed, new
friendships pledged, and the hamlet was
filed with fddling, dancing, and singing.
Zophars Settlement celebrates the day
regularly now; and none enjoy it more than
Mrs. Belle Webber's big boys.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29

So he waited ontil Their critter stood still,
Then approached her quite gently with "Soh
Bess. vi ill?"
When be MIXED in Their pail er most generous
Naow Their far1ner'd got thirsty er chasin' Their
caow,
An he sot deown Their pail fur ter mop off his
With er muttered @Er vumi" an er smothered
AIR swaow I"
So afore he went hum he Jest TUX er greet swig
Nv ther milk, then gave some ter old Raooter,
ther pig,
An went inter Their barn where he whOOped up
Jig:
&Whuts Their matter'th Their milk?" ther young
dairYmaid cried
Then Tier fumbIy all tasted an vowed with
twas ther best in their lives they ever he'd
tried.
An n consequence all er Their milk wuz soon
Not CT drap nv it left ez sure ez you air born!
An Their feet thet it he'd wuz sort Nv corn.
Naow thor Deacon he called fore Their milk
An old granny she lowed tibet ne must hev er
cup
So ter please her Their Deacon he slipped er
small SUP.
The result wuz electrical, really so, quite
Fer Their skinny old Deacon behaved like or
An declared he'd buy Bess thet very same
night
On Their folIerin mornin' Their suns rays wJ1z
high
An no one ter Old Bess in Their pastur' cum
nigh,
Till the Deacon's wee spouse heard her beller-
in cry.
Naow her husband from hum stayed erway all
thet night.
An cum back erIookin ez tho all weren't right
An most comical skeercrow an pity
sight
He had slep' in ther pastur' an rolled in Their
dirt
Till his best clothes wuz grimsd an he'd torn
his white shirt
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Jack watched them until they disap-
peared around bend in the road, when he
Slowly got down from the fence and re-
turned to his work.
Il reckon" said old man Poe that day
at dinner, chat pervidin' the weather keeps
on favorin' us, the wheat'll do to cut by the
Fourth; fact right smart chaincte of its be-
gnnin' to turn Already"
ooh, pshaw, pap" said Jake, you're
aIlus crowdin' the cattle. I think the
wheats bout as backward this year as I
ever saw it. Tenny rate [ don't think we
kin cut a lick in it till after the Fourth.
and YOU might as we'll make your range
ments that way now"
It is unnecessary to give the dialogue
which followed Jakes declaration as above
quoted; but suffice it to say the matter was
compromised by his father agreeing to let
him off in time to attend the night per-
Torrance in case they were in the wheat
field on the Fourth, and if not, Jake was
to have the whole day, for a holiday.
At an early hour on the morning of the
Fourth, the streets of Kokomo presented a
lively appearance. Judging from the al
most countless number Of country people
who crowded and jostled along the pave,
sat IN SIalrWdyS anu Ill SGOF0S WQ0n S6aIS
were to be obtained at all, there was very
little wheat cut in Howard County
that day. AS the hours went slow
1y by the crowd increased, until by
ten o'clock the four sides of the public
square were lined with dense mass Of
sweltering humanity, while the large, green
plat about the Court House, shaded as it
was by goodly number of thrifty young
naples, was a veritable picnic ground, on
which many were already eating their
luncheons so as to be in ample time to get
tickets for the afternoon performance.
Need I tell you our friend Jake was
among the very earliest arrivals? l fancy
not. He had ridden colt into town, and
knowing it would not stand "hitched out"
all day long, he had put it up at the livery,
and with bud" Perkins, his faithful
friend and chum, had been down to the
show grounds to see the procession form,
had made friends with some of the hostlers
in the stables, and by carrying several tubs
of water from the creek close by, had be-
fore ten o'clock, earned their tickets of ad-
mission into the show.
The parade was grand in fact, the most
specifically inclined, those who came ex-
pecting to be humbugged, said it was the
biggest thing they had ever seen, and that
the show was sure to be immense. Indeed,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29
Had RISEN IN THE WORLD.

well, Michael, it appears to me that
you are putting on considerable style
lately, wearing big diamonds and a
silk hat" said merchant to a former
porter in his employ.
"Well, yer see, sorr, Ohm .afther bein'
ellicted aldimun in tina Nointainth warrud,
sorr Ohm wan er tina Fowth O. Jowly
cummittay, an have er handle on me name
like er gintleman now, sorr. Tha payple
calls me Misther OBrannagun instid av
Moike, an tina rist av tina admin wuddent
luik at me ov Oh didn't wear er hid loight,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29
O, FOR A TOMMY!

"Good day, Deacon. You are going to
celebrate, see!" exclaimed Rev. Mr.. Pull
pit on meeting with Deacon Longhair and
his little son on the Fourth of July.
Yes; am going to take Tommy to the
circus. I have promised all summer to
take him to see the menagerie.
BE careful you do not stray into the
performers tent yourself.
90, no fear of that. None at ALL"
How l wish / only had Tommy
could take to see the animals!" said the
minister after the retreating forms of the
Deacon and Tommy were out of hearing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29


AS NIT shvifd shbeed We roll away
vas oxblain to dem dees tay,
Und Why Columbus haf invent der Fourt Shooly
When arrife der blaze ubOn
Where der enshoyment vas go on,
hidch mein DEAN dot shade in, Ply der fence
aroundt,
Und vas look out right away
What mein frents will haf to say,
When NIT shdyle dey see me walk dot bic-nic
croundt.
IND aatf a1eiql Wort! don't it vas shveet
Nit county candidates to meet
Which for Elm fat uffice will run by und-py?
But, When dey shake me Ply mein handt
vas NIT shlyness underestimate:
Dey vas fishing for mein vote, dees Fourt
ShOolyl
When dot sbeech making hat pegin,
Und mein seat vas sit down ill.,
Nit mein wife und shildren Ply mein side
aroundt
Mein batriodic leedle poy
Nit ire-vorks himseluf enshoy,
Which he vas fire off ubon dot bic-nic croundt.
1t make der vimmens shump und schream,
Nit schare hat run away mein DEAN,
While he console his heart NIT eat dot shicken-
bic.
Und NIT Elm faders lofing pride
call mein sohn oop Ply mein side
Und say: well done, young patriot. dees Fourt
Shoolyl"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29

dulge in certain pleasures, such as haif-hol-
iday trips TO the county-seat town, attend
ing picnics or dances on the green, an oc-
casional horse-race, ETC., to all of which
his father entered the most strenuous OBJ
iections, but generally without avail.
But, taken all in ALL Jacob Poe was not
wholly bad; in fact, he was in many re-
spects mott excellent boy. He had known
nothing but life of the most slavish toll
ever since he had been old enough to "pack'
water in Jug to the hands in the field; and
as he grew up his duties increased until,
several years before we have introduced
him to your notice, he had done a mans
work on the farm. He drove team,
plowed, worked picking "trash" and roll
ing logs in the clearing" and made
his hand" in the harvest field,
and had received for it his clothes, board,
and three months schooling each year. In
q vague and somewhat nebulous manner
Jake felt that he had reason for being at
times disconnected and rebellious. He mad
an lily defined idea that he ought to be do
ing better in the world than he was doing;
but with his limited knowledge of the
world and its ways, and his lack of book
learning, he was naturally timid about
launching out in any enterprise of his
own.
One bright morning late in June he had
been blowing corn in the bottom field until,
becoming tired and thirsty he tied his
horse in the fence-corne while he himself
sought neighboring spring to drink from
it's cooling waters and to rest in the CRATE
full shade of the thick woods, along the
borders of which lay the cornfeld where he
had been at work.
While reclining at full length on his
back on the grassy carpet which old Dame
Nature had SO kindly laid, and gazing up
ward into sky as blue and beautiful as
only June sky can be. his. ear caught the
sound of voices.
Instantly he was on his feet, and, casting
his eyes in the direction of the highway,
which was only few rods distant, he saw
two men seated in beautiful painted
wagon and apparently talking to some
others at the roadside.
"Jeeminy! What's that?" he calculated,
and at once started toward them. AS he
clambered up onto the fence by the road
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29
IT WAS So DRY,

"What is the matter with you? Have
you cold?" asked young author, of a
lady friend.
90, no; not at all, " she replied.
"What makes you cough so?"
~ have just been reading your Fourth OF
July sketch.
Il can hardly perceive why that should
make you cough"
1T is SO dry"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29
BORROWED S0LEMNITY.
SOrr. .

"Flipkins. why is it you always look as
solemn as an owl and scowl SO, while YOU
are writing humor?" asked Clairette.
"I borrowed the habit when | chummed
with sexton and undertaken. His en-
ploymert and my own were SO much alike u
$50 much alikel For goodness sake, in
what do they bear the least possible resem-
blance to each other?"
"Well, burying man is a grave affair,
and the writing of humor for living is o
very serious undertaking"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29
HE'LL Go ELSEWHERE NEXT YEAR.

Hello thar" said granger to his city
nephew who came to spend Fourth of July
on the farm "Haow's celebration? Didn' t
shute er blamed thing, Er'li bet!"
well, yes, did; but / wish I hadn't"
"Waal, naow; wot wuz it,"
"Shot the dog you loaned me-"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29

which had been used few days before to
convey condemned negro to the place OF
execution; and cruel fellow, who is al
ways provided with wet blanket which he
delights in throwing upon the glowing
Goals of good cheer, remarked that the
negro ought to have been brought to
the celebration, and that the band
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29
DE FOURT sHOOLY.
CHI der most

CHI! u e + m o S t
crandest, hab-
best tay,
Which nit t er
cake eshgape
away
All der oder taye
fir M, V hi C b
der year pring
rOundt,
Vas der tay When
meinseluf
Lay mein oggu-
baton on der
sheluf,
Und nein shdebs
direct against
do t bi en- i @
croundt.
Meinse 1uf nit
shildren und
NIT wife
Which vas Elm
blessings nit
me II life.1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29

Naow erway ter Their village Their busy dame
Ter report ter Their neighbors Their gossip she
knew;
An ther people all listened ontil she was
through,
When they puckered their lips with er raise ov
Their brow,
And gave utterance ter an emphatica1 "Naow !
Whu'd er thunk it! Tibet beats me all boiler,
En- swaowl"
Wen oil, old granny erwoke ct wuz late in Their
An surprised, bless my stars but bout gran
Their, stay
He wus faound in Their barn where he'd hid in
Their hay,
An he acted right curious dazed, SO they said
Like ez eff he he'd lost all ther brains in his
he'd;
He said nuthin', but walked straight upstairs
ter his bed.
All Their gossips erbaout he'd naow plenty tew
Ter relate ter Their quidnuncs whu would ask
EN-, "Whuts nu?"
An ct soon reached Their ear ov Their Britishers
tew;
But Their story they told no one ever believed
Whut er scandalous thought! That Their ded-
coness conceived
SIGH er story ez thet an Their village deceived
Their idea Nv tryin' ter change tid-bits Nv news
By inventin' SIGH yarns wuz tew fi1my er ruse-
They'd er mind ov their own ter berlieye ez
they'd chuse:
Still ther doubt fixed cts raoots in ther minds
ov er few,
And they gave ter mer granther Their credit
So Err trust you'll be lenient an du Their same,
too.
Tibet you'll speak lightly ov granther's milky
Give ther credit ter Old Bess whu hez gone
upon high,
Ez ther fust celebrator ov the Fourth er July.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29

READIN' THE D0CKYMENT.

H E Fourth of July
celebration at Bolney's
Grove was not, as the
editor of the Burley
Oak had prepared him
self to say, the most
enjoyable event of the
season, a | t b o u G h -,
while the committee of
arrangements was at
work there were none
of those serious bitches
which SO often bring
about the failure of a
commendable e n t err
prise. In fact, every
,thing worked with en-
couraging smoothness
.until it was settled that
~ q - -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29
OLD BESS.

Jest estOnished Their family by cuttln up pfanks
Ez wuz never afore done by beast on four
shanks
AN in them days not even. by two-legged
cranksl.
Naow Old Bess wuz ther incest Nv family kine
With er genuine Puritan pedigree fine
Not er drop Nv bad blood ter be traced in Their
line;
An Their crittur'd conducted herself in er way
Ter command ther respect Nv Their people, they
say,
Upter when she observed independence thet
day.
Yer kin think Erin Ell DRAWN an awful long
bow
Wen Er tell yer Their yarn, but cts actooally
Tibet 'twas nuthin but drunkenness allied tibet
ere caow;
Els fact, boys, believe me er not, ez yer
please
Eft won't change ct er bit-et's ez straight ez cut
cheese,
She jest drank half er gallon spirits with ease.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29
AT ZoPHAR'S SETTLEMENT.

AID what?-that [ wouldn't
dare to do it,"
eyes, and more, too"
"Let's have it all, jed"
"There was a regular pow
WOW of 'em over to the Forks.
They'd heard you was bound
to have doin's on the Fourth,
and Pete Digger, Bob Blew
lit. Ike Meggs, and a lot more
O. that kind got together.
They lowed you might have
all the dancin' and fiddlin'
you wanted, but they said
you couldn't put up no Union
flag, nor fire no salutes.
The old man ground his
teeth and doubled his fists.
"Will you stand by me,
jedi"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29

Yer see, granther wuz er man ez sleek ez er
On ali pints Nv religion till he wuz deceased
An b'gosh! he said corn-juice wuz wussern
stale yeast;
Twas er hard blow ter him ter stand under and
Wen Old Bess cut her caper an drank up thet
Tho I allus will hold she wuz blameless Nv
sin.
In ther taowne Kersocket, erway daowne in
Maine
jEf yer look on er map Nv old King Georges
reign.
Yer will ind Their place marked in big print let
There Their Britishers made their headquarters
one day,
Just aoutside Their township where granther's
An Old Bess chewed her cud an cropped
grass and loose hay.
Their day when independence an liberty cum
Wen Their bells wuz er pealin', mid saounds Nv
Their drum,
An Their tories i'll taown wuz nigh stricken
dumb,
Err small squad Nv wild foragers aout on er
spree
spied Old Bess by Their brook ez she stood
meath er tree,
An jest filed her with gin in their rollicksome
glee.
When their bottles wuz emptied Their red-coats
While Their neighborin' hills re-echoed their
song,
An Old Bess stood amazed an wondered
whEt Us wrong
When my granther came aout with his pail an
his stool
Ther wild troopers he'd gone and wuz daown
Der Their pool
An Old Bess she actin. bgosh! like er
fool.
Ez she fiu raound ther pastur' on Electrical legs.
Yer'G er thot she wuz dancin Ell top er fresh
eggs.
An she made Their old farmer skin too on his
pegs
Till ther sweat ct jest poured daown his cheeks
on Their run
While he prutty nigh sWore: Whoa! by Their
gret horn spuni
Erm shakes on er chasin caow n Their
sum-"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-29
JAKES QUALIFICATION.


years, raw-boned, lank,
Sstoop-s houldered, a n d,
with a stereotyped ex-
preston of wide mouthed
wonder always on his face,
he was as fair a specimen
of a backwoods Hoosier
as one would wish to see.
He was just turned eight
cen, having reached that
period of his existence
VIXEN he was inclined to
occasionally dis re gar d
parental authority and in
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-12-31
NO Mans Land"

A few days ago man who claimed
to have been elected a delegate to
congress from the territory of Cmar-
ron applied for admission to the
house, but he was promptly turned
away by the adoption OF IA metion
laying his certificate of election and
other papers indefinitely on the table
This section of land will be found un-
der this name in older maps. 1t is
the disputed strip of country north Of
the panhandle Of Texas, whose inhab-
itants recently held a convention and
elected officers. The name is derived
from the largest river which flows
through the proposed territory.
This land appears on the maps at the
interior department as public lands, J"
1t is a parallelogram 80 miles wide,
larger than the state of Delaware and
nearly rs large rs New Jersey. 1t i,
bounded on the north by Colorado
and Kansas, on the east by Indian
Territory, on the south by Texas, on
the west by New MEXICO. The CT
maroon river rises near It's northwest
ern boundary and empties into the Ar
kansas river in the Indian Territory.
Gmarron territory came into posses
sion OF the Uniled States in 1919, UNI
der what is known as the Florida trea-
~ with Spain, by which treaty we Sc
cured Florida and lost Texas. The
proposed territory Of Cimarron is the
most symmetrical division of the Unit
ed States. Not far to the south of il,
in Texas and New Mexico, is the high
table land known rs Llano Estacalo,
or ''s;aked plains which forms the
eastern base of the Rocky Mountains
and rises to height Of over 1900
feet
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-12-31

"A good story is told Eve trust 1t
is not very old Of Brother $. ed
itor OF a prominent paper in New
Brunswick man full OF fun and
ready wit, but possessed of Il solemn
countancc almost as long a, his figure,
which tops six feet.
About Christmas-timo one wear
soUe Of the more Juvenile members .of
his family--a couple OF wee lads =
much impressed by having recently
witnessed the decaritalion OF sundry
turkeys and chickens preparatory to
the festive season, had begui!ed the
baby Of the flock into the back yard,
where they proceeded to play Christ
mas" By one Of them holding the in
fant's neck over bleck Of wood
while the other stood ready to cut is
head Of. Just as the axe was being
upliftea, $, attracted by the lastly
howls Of the intended victim, put in
an appearance, and taking in the sit
uation at a glance, drawIed out, in his
usual slow anil leisrrciy way: Hold
on, Hold on, bnysl | wouldn't 90
that. Seems to me [ hetri moth3r
say SIC ao4ae} to rise tn! ore, Ed
TORS Drawer, in Hape.'5 lilaytsjas
fer .Iiaaa.aL
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TNnrltEl cnfa ~ iA:rnY

In Investing two dollars in Cooley S
Lady's Book. This brings a years
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ducements and premiums concerning
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The January number Of the famous
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richly laden with all manner OF good
things, chiefly for ladies, but interest
ing TO everybody. Those who want
to know both sides of the woman
Suffrage Question will enjoy Mrs.
Corly's opening article on that much
discussed subject. "The Represent
alive from Racoon," sparkles with wit.
Half Hours with Classic Authors
is capital; and there will be more.
The stories, sketches, poems and fash
ion intelligence are better than ever.
No lady should be without the hints
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given The fashion plates and other
Illustrations are ''tip-top." Every
family ought to have this most excel
lent family magazine.
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zEow Bays ";ii s:,.:t~ E1oa"y.

Russell :5a@c's advice: "By first
getting position; second keeping hi,
mouth Shut; third CRYING; fourth
being faithful; ifta making his en-
ployor think that he would be lJst III
fog without him; and SIKH to be
polite. That is good way to begin
after he gets there. II he lives up to
these rules he will not want a friend
at court for any length of time-in
fact, not at all.
Jay Gouli'S policy; Keep out Of
bad company and go to work with a
will. The boy who does this is bound
70 get on in the world"
Cyrus ". Fields scheme. Pune tu-
atty, honesty aud brevity," Mr.,
Field says, ARE watchwords of life .
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-12-31
Jay Goufd's Romance,

Philadelphia Letter: Jay Gould's
first sweetheart now keeps boarding
house at Plattsburg n. Y. She is
elderly and gray haired now, and is
not strikingly handsome, but in her
day she was lithesome and pretty.
she was the daughter of Il country
store keeper. JAY Gould, after leav-
ing his fathers farm, went to work in
the store, and promptly fell in love
with the rosy checked maiden. But
the old man had much higher views
for his laughter than marriage with
young man in his own shop would
realize. lie not only gave young
Gould to understand that marriage
was out Of the question, but dispensed
with his services as well.
Jay took the rejection philosophi-
cllly enough, and gave himself up to
the work OF making n fortune. While
he was growing richer and richer and
piling up million upon million, his old
love was yaialy trying to battle with
misfortune. Her father Who had
plumel himself SO proudly on the
ownership of his general store" had
failed; the husband whom she took
after Jay Gould had gone away had
brought little to her, and so at the
end she endcavors to exc out i'm in
come by opening her house to summer
bearder3. She hal II wounlrous
amount of philosophy in her makeup,
and very little envy. She is bright,
gool-natured and cpntented with
what fortune has hrought--or ought to
say LEFT her. Some of Jay Gould's
relatives spend a few weeks at her
farmhouse every year, but JAY himself
never goes there.